Host Inhibition of a Bacterial Virulence Effector Triggers Immunity to Infection

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2009

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Ntoukakis, Vardis
Mucyn, Tatiana
Gimenez-Ibanez, Selena
Chapman, Helen C
Gutierrez, Jose R
Balmuth, Alexi L
Jones, Alexandra
Rathjen, John

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

Abstract

Plant pathogenic bacteria secrete effector proteins that attack the host signaling machinery to suppress immunity. Effectors can be recognized by hosts leading to immunity. One such effector is AvrPtoB of Pseudomonas syringae, which degrades host protein

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Keywords: protein avrptob; protein fen; protein kinase; protein prf; protein pto; ubiquitin protein ligase E3; unclassified drug; vegetable protein; virulence factor; avrPto protein, Pseudomonas syringae; bacterial protein; Fen protein, Lycopersicon esculentum; mut

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